LOOKS BAD WOT CUD IT BE?

[B19 JAE]

Owt yesdi in 350i, roof down messin like you do when you get chance, just nailed it up a nice bit o road easing off the gas an ther wer a clunk and a sharp pull to the right, 10 seconds earlier an I wud o bin road kill!!!
Limped home rubbing noises pings n pongs on full left or right lock not much pressure in brakes almost like ther int none, wheel on right hand side front is sloping in to top at a funny angle.
Getting it to garage soon as I can not driving it at moment.

Any one any Ideas what it could be ???

[waynester]

Have you managed to look underneath? Does anything look broke, bent? Maybe its taken out your brake's by splitting the hose as well, any fluid dripping?
Bad news though, you were lucky as you say
Thought you were selling?

[york33]

Yup, agree with that, get crawling down there and have alook, if it's that obvious that the wheel is at an odd angle you'll prob be able to see quite quickly what's up. Fixing it may be more tricky.....

cheers
Dave

[B19 JAE]

Nowt looks broken when I looked under and there wer no sine of owt drippin, parked it up on kerb so I kud get under better.
It is at garge now
I was selling but my Animal pick up woz broken into 4 weeks ago some oik tried nikin it but wont intelligent e-nuff so jus caused loads o damage, had new bull bars font n rear new paint, ad it back 2 weeks almost parked 10 miles away an sum liit oik tried nikin it agen!!!!
Not appy at min in garage bin fixed again!!! nuther 2 weeks wi owt the black beast!!!!!!
So sod it sold the pick up when it out of garage buyer waitin, keepin wedge and buyin summut understated an not as nickable , 2.3 turbo saab, daily user an keep the 350i do more work on it use it over the summer had a great day in it yesterday

[rev-erend]

Broken spring / Track control arm - jack it up and have a look - I'm sure it will be obvious.

Of course you know the reason it happen - car is pissed off that you are selling it ..

[B19 JAE]

OK OK OK The Wedge is stoppin, gunna give it loads o TLC al tek it off sale there you go.
Duz that mean it gunna be better when a go garidge to get the bill an he will say no no mate it ok kund not find a thing rong wi it!!!

[york33]

nah, even when you're nice to them they still break, but they're much happier and go faster, adds an extra 25bhp so I've heard

[B19 JAE]

Well sortid!
It woz the Hub Bearing colapsed disk flappin round scored disk a bit hence no brake when foot on pedal, not big job back on road tonite

[york33]

shouldn't be too pricey either, now be nice to her

[B19 JAE]

I will Lookin forward to that extra 25bhp
Taken Her off sale as well!

[rev-erend]

The hub bearing (front) is a Ford Granada part ..
real easy to take apart .. normally.

[B19 JAE]

Yep its kum apart fairly easy but with the enginr noise i ant erd it goin scored the caliper a bit and inside of bearing had pretty much welded itself to the shaft but has cleaned up ok